The Accidental Suffragist by Galia Gichon

It’s New York in 1912, and Helen Fox’s daughter Abigail tragically dies in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Too young to be working, Abigail was only there to help support her family so they could put food on the table. Helen meets women suffragists soon after the fire and quickly joins up with the movement in an attempt to make Abigail’s tragedy blossom into something beneficial.

The Accidental Suffragist is a compelling story of a woman who knows poverty, estrangement, loss, and horror. This was a unique look inside the women’s suffrage movement during and directly after WWI, and I couldn’t help but cheer for Helen as she fought through to gain her voice and independence and seek equality  for women.

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